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Mythic

Senior Silicon Emulation Engineer

Austin, TX

$120K - $225K/yr

... is engineered to operate from -40 C to +125 C, making it ideal for industrial, automotive ... contracts across multiple markets. Mythic's Digital Design Team is seeking a Silicon Emulation ...

Mythic

Senior Silicon Emulation Engineer

Austin, TX

$120K - $225K/yr

... is engineered to operate from -40 C to +125 C, making it ideal for industrial, automotive ... contracts across multiple markets. Mythic's Digital Design Team is seeking a Silicon Emulation ...

Mythic

Senior Silicon Emulation Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$120K - $225K/yr

... engineered to operate from -40 °C to +125 °C, making it ideal for industrial, automotive ... contracts across multiple markets. Mythic's Digital Design Team is seeking a Silicon Emulation ...

krg technology inc

FPGA Engineers

Santa Clara, CA

$144K - $199K/yr

Contract BSEE or MSEE with 4+ years of experience Has relevant project experience in logic design, SoC architecture, RTL coding or design verification. Creation of Emulation/Field Programmable Gate ...

SRI International

Test Engineers I

Princeton, NJ

$63K - $84K/yr

Through SRI's Generalized Emulation of Microcircuits (GEM) and Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME ... S. Citizenship or Perm Residency required due to government contracts. * Experience with or ...

INSPYR Solutions

Systems Engineer

Redmond, WA · On-site

$65 - $75/hr

Redmond, WA (onsite) Duration: Long term contract with extensions (conversion to FTE possible ... Develop and enhance software that integrates satellite simulation, channel emulation, and radio ...

SRI International

Test Engineers I

Princeton, NJ · On-site

$63K - $84K/yr

Through SRI's Generalized Emulation of Microcircuits (GEM) and Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME ... S. Citizenship or Perm Residency required due to government contracts. * Experience with or ...

SRI International

Test Engineers I

Princeton, NJ

$63K - $84K/yr

Through SRI's Generalized Emulation of Microcircuits (GEM) and Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME ... S. Citizenship or Perm Residency required due to government contracts. * Experience with or ...

Mythic

Senior Design Verification Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$120K - $225K/yr

... contracts across multiple markets. The salary range for this position is $120,000-$225,000 ... Leverage architecture models and emulation environments to help verify large AI network ...

Mythic

Senior Design Verification Engineer

Austin, TX

$120K - $225K/yr

... contracts across multiple markets. The salary range for this position is $120,000-$225,000 ... Leverage architecture models and emulation environments to help verify large AI network ...

Mythic

Senior Design Verification Engineer

Austin, TX

$120K - $225K/yr

... contracts across multiple markets. The salary range for this position is $120,000-$225,000 ... Leverage architecture models and emulation environments to help verify large AI network ...

Mythic

Senior Design Verification Engineer

Austin, TX

$120K - $225K/yr

... contracts across multiple markets. The salary range for this position is $120,000-$225,000 ... Leverage architecture models and emulation environments to help verify large AI network ...

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As of Jul 31, 2026, the average hourly pay for contract emulation engineer in the United States is $53.63, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $43.27 and $62.26 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Contract Emulation Engineers are specialized professionals who design, develop, and test hardware or software systems that replicate the functionality of electronic components or systems—often under a contract arrangement. Their work is crucial in industries like semiconductor, automotive, and aerospace, where they help validate designs before physical prototypes are built. They use tools such as FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) and emulation platforms to simulate real-world performance, enabling faster and more cost-effective development cycles. Typically, they collaborate with design teams to ensure that emulated systems accurately mirror intended behaviors and facilitate efficient debugging.

What are some typical challenges Contract Emulation Engineers face when working with new hardware designs?

Contract Emulation Engineers often encounter challenges when integrating complex, new hardware designs into emulation platforms. These can include debugging compatibility issues, optimizing performance to match real-world scenarios, and ensuring accurate representation of the hardware's behavior. Collaboration with design engineers and verification teams is key to quickly resolving issues and delivering reliable results on tight project timelines. Staying updated with the latest emulation tools and methodologies also helps in overcoming these technical hurdles.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Contract Emulation Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Contract Emulation Engineer, you need a strong background in hardware design, verification methodologies, and programming languages such as SystemVerilog, along with a relevant engineering degree. Familiarity with emulation platforms like Cadence Palladium, Mentor Veloce, or Synopsys ZeBu, and industry-standard verification tools, is typically required. Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communication are crucial soft skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams and debugging complex systems. These capabilities are essential for efficiently validating hardware designs, ensuring product reliability, and meeting project deadlines in high-stakes environments.
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Senior Silicon Emulation Engineer

Mythic

Austin, TX

$120K - $225K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 12 days ago

Job description

About us:

Mythic is building the future of AI computing with breakthrough analog  technology that delivers 100 the performance of traditional digital systems  at the same power and cost. This unlocks bigger, more capable models and  faster, more responsive applications-whether in edge devices like drones,  robotics, and sensors, or in cloud and data center environments. Our technology powers everything from large language models and CNNs to advanced signal processing, and is engineered to operate from -40 C to +125 C, making it ideal for industrial, automotive, aerospace, and defense.

We've raised over $100M from world-class investors including Softbank, Threshold Ventures, Lux Capital, and DCVC, and secured multi-million-dollar customer contracts across multiple markets.

Mythic's Digital Design Team is seeking a Silicon Emulation Engineer to support the development and validation of AI accelerator and AI-centric SoCs using hardware emulation platforms. This role is critical to enabling early bring-up, software validation, and performance analysis of neural network accelerators prior to silicon availability. The engineer will work closely with RTL, verification, compiler, firmware, and ML software teams to ensure functional correctness, performance targets, and system-level integration of AI workloads.
What You'll Do
  • Develop and maintain emulation platforms for AI accelerator / AI-centric SoCs
  • Integrate large-scale RTL (compute, DMA, memory subsystems, interconnects) into emulation environments
  • Enable early firmware, driver, runtime, and ML stack bring-up on emulated hardware
  • Support execution of AI inference workloads (e.g., CNNs, transformers) on emulated Mythic accelerators
  • Collaborate with compiler, runtime, and ML teams to debug HW/SW co-design issues
  • Develop scripts and automation for emulation builds, regressions, and workload execution
  • Analyze performance, bandwidth utilization, latency, and throughput of AI workloads in emulation
  • Debug complex issues spanning RTL, firmware, drivers, and user-space ML frameworks
  • Support post-silicon correlation and performance validation when applicable
  • Document emulation flows, performance methodologies, and debug procedures
What We're Looking For
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • Strong understanding of SoC architectures and AI accelerator design concepts
  • Experience with RTL simulation and emulation (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
  • Familiarity with hardware emulation platforms (e.g. Cadence Palladium)
  • Experience working in Linux-based environments
  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Tcl, Bash)
  • Strong debugging skills across hardware and software layers
Nice to Have
  • Experience with NPU, DSP, or GPU-class accelerators
  • Experience running or debugging ML inference workloads on pre-silicon platforms
  • Knowledge of AI software stacks (runtime, compiler, graph execution)
  • Familiarity with DMA engines, memory hierarchies, and high-bandwidth interconnects
  • Understanding of AXI/AMBA protocols and cache coherency
  • Experience with FPGA prototyping or hybrid emulation flows
  • Exposure to performance modeling or architectural trade-off analysis
$120,000 - $225,000 a year
The proposed salary range for this position is $120,000-$225,000 annually. Actual compensation depends on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
At Mythic, we foster a collaborative and respectful environment where people can do their best work. We hire smart, capable individuals, provide the tools and support they need, and trust them to deliver. Our team brings a wide range of experiences and perspectives, which we see as a strength in solving hard problems together. We value professionalism, creativity, and integrity, and strive to make Mythic a place where every employee feels they belong and can contribute meaningfully.
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